Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

Global food security is currently challenged by global changes, population expansion, and resource constrains. Integrated farming has been proposed as a sustainable approach to boost food production ...

Rice is a vital crop that feeds more than half of the world's population. In the wild, many rice species are perennials that ...

For decades, psychologists have debated why cultures in East Asia often emphasize group harmony while Western cultures tend to celebrate individual achievement. Economics, politics, education systems, ...

Vietnam, a major rice exporter, is aiming to transform its farming techniques by reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. Rice paddies generate methane due to flooded conditions inhibiting ...

Arkansas leads the U.S. in farm bankruptcies as rice farmers face losses that signal broader financial strain for the state’s ...

The Cameroonian government’s rice self-sufficiency policy has sparked enthusiasm among the country’s rice farmers. In the ...

An ancient but challenging harvesting technique could help China reach its food security goals with a new breed of smart rice ...

All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ...